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Here are some more one hour benches. Two are Cedar of which only one has an oil finish. The third is Oak and this one takes about two hours to make instead of one, because it is not as soft as the cedar and there is more time sanding and planing. I have recently made quite a few of these and they were all bought up by another vendor at a local show. I need to start selling these for more than I have been asking for them.
-- Ron, Twain Harte, Ca. Portable on site Sawmill Service http://westcoastlands.net/Sawmill.html http://westcoastlands.net/SawBucks2/phpBB3 http://www.portablesawmill.biz/concrete/






























18 comments so far
SteveKorz
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posted 527 days ago
I am totally into that!... Very cool!! Those would fit in around my house perfectly!
How are you attaching the legs with runners to the slab seat?
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CharlieM1958
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posted 527 days ago
Those are way cool!
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Kipster
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I wouldn’t mind having one of those in my water garden.
Thanks for sharing.
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teenagewoodworker
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posted 527 days ago
very cool. if i ever get my hands on a nice slab i think i know what i’m gonna try! thanks for the post.
TreeBones
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posted 527 days ago
Steve, I use pocket holes, screws and glue underneath so as not to be easily seen. I have made all my benches with the legs at a 15 degree angle with a support spanning from leg to leg also attached with pocket holes screws and glue (tight bond II). I have used this method for a number of years and have never had any come apart or loosen up. I am a creature of habit and stick with the same design when it works well. You will find many sizes of this style that I make, some more rustic than others. It works well for tables also, I have a nice rustic live edge redwood slab table that I use every day for my computer station.
-- Ron, Twain Harte, Ca. Portable on site Sawmill Service http://westcoastlands.net/Sawmill.html http://westcoastlands.net/SawBucks2/phpBB3 http://www.portablesawmill.biz/concrete/
RobS
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posted 527 days ago
Nice work as always Ron. And best of all they’re from salvage logs…great work.
-- Rob (A) Waxahachie,TX
RobS
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posted 527 days ago
Also, do you sign or stamp your work? As many as you indcate that you make, I may come across one some day and perhaps I could look for your mark. Just curious.
-- Rob (A) Waxahachie,TX
TreeBones
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posted 527 days ago
Rob, here is what I stamp my projects with.
-- Ron, Twain Harte, Ca. Portable on site Sawmill Service http://westcoastlands.net/Sawmill.html http://westcoastlands.net/SawBucks2/phpBB3 http://www.portablesawmill.biz/concrete/
thetimberkid
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posted 527 days ago
Great work!
Thanks for the post
Callum
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Dusty56
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posted 526 days ago
these are truly awesome benches : )
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RobS
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posted 525 days ago
Thanks Ron.. I’ll be on the lookout….
-- Rob (A) Waxahachie,TX
jockmike2
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Great looking benches. They should be good moneymakers. Easy to make and fast. Charge more. Find out what the vendors are selling them for.
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hap
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posted 521 days ago
what is the price you been asking for.
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TreeBones
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posted 521 days ago
Hap, I have been getting $60.00 for the cedar and $150 for the Oak.
-- Ron, Twain Harte, Ca. Portable on site Sawmill Service http://westcoastlands.net/Sawmill.html http://westcoastlands.net/SawBucks2/phpBB3 http://www.portablesawmill.biz/concrete/
SawDustnSplinters
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posted 507 days ago
Great looking benches and you should definitely charge more, you are lower than wholesale :) No wonder that vendor jumped on it…..
Also you have given me a great idea for my latest project of how to utilize this crotch piece of pecan I had to cut off a 10 foot log so my tractor could lift it on to my trailer, it will yield oval slabs if I mill it standing up. Also great idea for the legs.
I will post some pics later of my latest project…
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Tim from Iowa City
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posted 488 days ago
I like the benches. I use the pocket hole joinery for a lot of different things. It works amazingly well for all sorts of situations. Thanks for sharing.
-- Tim from Iowa City, IA
slick1970
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posted 418 days ago
Great looking benches! Thanks for commenting on my work.
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mmh
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posted 402 days ago
Nice benches! I really like the organic edge on these.
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